Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 20.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
20.9%
Change on year
up 641.1%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
47.3%
in 2006
All-time low
2.8%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

010203040502006201320202006: 47.32010: 17.72012: 18.92014: 16.52018: 2.82020: 20.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam stood at 20.9%.

That represents a change of up 641.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam peaked at 47.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.

Viet Nam ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 47.3%
2010 17.7% -62.5%
2012 18.9% +6.8%
2014 16.5% -12.8%
2018 2.8% -82.9%
2020 20.9% +641.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.3% 47.3% 47.3% 1
2010s 14.0% 2.8% 18.9% 4
2020s 20.9% 20.9% 20.9% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 21 El Salvador 22.8% compare
  2. 22 Türkiye 21.6% compare
  3. 23 Côte d'Ivoire 21.1% compare
  4. 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.8% compare
  5. 26 Colombia 17.4% compare
  6. 27 Serbia 16.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Viet Nam was 20.9% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Viet Nam ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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